حَطَبَ

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حَطَبَI , Present.T ـِ Verbal.Noun حَطْبٌ, He collected حَطَب, i. e. firewood; as also احتطب : [and] so حَطَبَ الحَطَبَ, Present.T and Verbal.Noun as above; and احتطب .
2 [Hence,] حَطَبَ فِى حَبْلِهِ, or فى حَبْلِهِمْ, [lit. He collected firewood in his, or their, rope; meaning] he aided, or assisted, him, or them. One says, إِنَّكَ تَحْطِبُ فِى حَبْلِهِ وَ تَمِيلُ إِلَى هَوَاهُ [Verily thou aidest him, and inclinest to his desire].
3 And حَطَبَ عَلَيْهِ بِخَيْرٍ He brought to him خير, meaning wealth, or property.
4 And فُلَانٌ يَحْطِبُ عَلَى فُلَانٍ Such a one incites, urges, or instigates, [others] against such a one.
5 And حَطَبَ بِهِ He calumniated him, or slandered him. (A, Mgh, Msb, K. [See حَطَبٌ, below.])

def.2 حَطَبَهُ, Present.T ـِ He collected firewood for him: or he brought firewood to him: as also احتطب لَهُ. You say, فُلَانٌ يَحْطِبُ رُفَقَآءَهُ وَ يَسْقِيهِمْ [Such a one collects firewood for, or brings firewood to, his companions, and gives them to drink].
2 Also He collected for him a thing as firewood.
3 حَطَبُوا كَرْمَهُمْ, Verbal.Noun حَطْبٌ, [and app. also حِطَابٌ, which see below, or this may be a simple subst.,] They cut off the حَطَب of their grapevine; i. e. the dry portions thereof, that were of no use but for fire.

def.3 حَطَبَ and احطب It, or he, abounded with firewood.

def.4 حَطُبَ He was, or became, lean, or meagre.

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